⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Heat did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 25 from three- Could not get to the line, twenty free throws to their 31
- Burned in transition, 4 fast break points to 18
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Lakers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 6:43 · LAL 78-73 MIA
- Lead
Kobe Bryant hit a 16-foot jumper
Q4 0:46 · LAL 110-108 MIA
- Winner
Brian Cook hit a three jumper, Kobe Bryant with the assist
OT 2:32 · LAL 117-114 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kobe Bryant lost ball
OT 4:03 · LAL 110-110 MIA
- Turnover
Smush Parker turnover
OT 2:11 · LAL 117-114 MIA
- Turnover
Brian Cook bad pass
OT 1:40 · LAL 117-114 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q3 2:43 · LAL 85-87 MIA
- Ties it
Udonis Haslem hit a dunk, Jason Kapono with the assist
Q4 0:22 · LAL 110-110 MIA
- Lead
Dwyane Wade hit a layup, Jason Williams with the assist
OT 3:59 · LAL 110-112 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Alonzo Mourning offensive foul (Smush Parker draws the foul)
Q4 4:54 · LAL 106-99 MIA
- Turnover
Alonzo Mourning turnover
Q4 4:54 · LAL 106-99 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade bad pass
OT 0:27 · LAL 121-118 MIA
📊The numbers
| LAL | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 9 |
| 56% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 34 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
